What we know

1857 - 1894
A river surveyor and bridge engineer, Alfred came out West with his wife, Allison, in the spring of 1894. The Silver Panic of 1893 had obliterated the economy, and Alfred was unable to find work. Too penniless to afford a ticket back East, both Alfred and his wife died of starvation in the winter of 1894.

Sources of informationWages and the Ballot, Mary Dean Adams, Late Investigator for Inter-Municipal Research Committee and State Immigration Committee, 1909. Issued by The New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, 29 West 39th Street, New York City.